Nadi Shodhana or alternate nostril breathing is an incredibly powerful Yoga pranayama technique. Nadi Shodhana can help you balance the hemispheres of your brain, provide calm in times of stress and relieve anxiety. In this video, Michelle Goldstein teaches you how to perform alternate nostril breathing with clear and concise instructions. Nadi Shodhan balances the two energy channels (known in Sanskrit as Ida and Pingala) that run from the base of the spine to the brain. These channels are said to run alongside the central energy channel known as Sushumna. In Yogic science, it is said that Pranic (and later Kundalini) energy cannot flow up the Shushumna unless the Ida and Pingala channels (and the two hemispheres of the brain) are in perfect balance. As such, Nadi Shodhona is an incredibly important foundational yoga technique needed to prepare the body for the rise of Kundalini energy from it's resting place at the base of the spine to the crown of the head.